80% done

[YokotaS13]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2407/2222194739_f215ffedf8.jpg
all up

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2244/2222987646_45f36af733.jpg
all up

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2126/2222988482_7ed42e6f87.jpg
ride height

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2321/2222197075_1df32b085f.jpg
ride height

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2260/2222198185_6609376bc4.jpg
all down

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2059/2222990782_c972e0002c.jpg
all down

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/2222197605_0d7cf95698.jpg
waiting on the grill
but garson hood ornament is on!

still needs a buff to remove all the wetsand residue

[slow_hatch]

Looking better :goodjob: In for day time pics

[TicketRedBB6]

I honestly used to hate how this car looked, but it's so much better now. Those new rims and color set it off so much more than the white/baige colors. I want day pics too!

[boosted b]

nice

[WalkS]

sweet! its coming along nice!

[Bruce Leroy]

Nice... waiting for after buff pics.

[EJ25RUN]

please buff asap

[BTLFED]

In for after buff and daytime pics. It seems to be looking better.

[manilikecars]

looks awesome, yeah lets see some day shots

[.93lude]

i agree with all of the above

[EJ_Allmota]

looks better, but those wheels are A*S....

[.:Stirfry:.]

it juss keeps gettin better and better::..

[gtikid]

Waiting for a buff

[Justin.]

Not to shabby

[NAIZBST]

looking good....

[imbosile]

um, the way the reflections are coming off the of the car in the 1st and 4th picture, it makes it look like the different pieces of the body dont even match up right. and it kinda looks like the lines of the car don't flow very well at all

i guess day time pics would help

[WTF?]

hott car man good luck

[Repost Squintz]

looks good; just waiting on the buff pictures. i'm sure it'll definitely improve.

[HachiDori]

ehhh...yeah pictures need to improve..

not convinced.

[_Christian_]

not a fan of the pink flake or the wheels, but the body is looking solid. it keeps getting better, i wanna see the finished product.:goodjob:

[VQ35 Star]

nice man

[13Bracer]

looks good man lovin the color..

cant wait to see it buffed out:goodjob:

[JITB]

u cant post pics until its done!!

[A1EX]

it would look better with different wheels.

[Skillet]

looks great

[MistaCee]

Looks better than I thought it would :goodjob:

[87 Turbo II]

It's getting better each time, and I used to hate it, but unlike what most are saying, I still hate it, sorry, but I respect the work you've done.

[thecoolcutter]

:bannana: I Approve!

[Thighs]

iMO white was better, but then again those are bad pics.

[Got Milk?]

is that ur daily?

[YokotaS13]

yeah, daily
i drive it everywhere

paint wont get much better. it was a rush job, and we are going to redo it in 6 months when by paint guy comes back. We are doing a 4-6inch widebody (each side) so the whole car has to get repainted anyways

[Elbow]

Sorry I still think it's rice.

But at least it's going somewhere

[DieselNuts]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2126/2222988482_7ed42e6f87.jpg
ride height
are you serious about that being your ride height? Those tires arent gonna last 1000 miles... :no:

[santacruz77]

are you serious about that being your ride height? Those tires arent gonna last 1000 miles... :no:



you ever heard of air ride.



i say rice... o wait your in japan thats soo cool man :gay: wow uber jdm **** ooooo man is it rhd ooooo noo sr20s?

[.93lude]

so what about the cedric?

[JDMjoe]

Looks much better! Keep it up...

[EJ25RUN]

you ever heard of air ride.



i say rice... o wait your in japan thats soo cool man :gay: wow uber jdm **** ooooo man is it rhd ooooo noo sr20s?

What the hell does that mean?

[Dirty Octopus™]

what does everybody have against air suspension? :thinking:

[wantboost]

if its not for track days or runs i have nothing against bags, esp on cars like this.

[DieselNuts]

you ever heard of air ride.



i say rice... o wait your in japan thats soo cool man :gay: wow uber jdm **** ooooo man is it rhd ooooo noo sr20s?
What are you talking about? Yes, I know all about air suspension, but if you READ his post, he shows 3 different heights. All up, ride height, all down...

Reading>santacruz77

Also, why is it rice? The American truck scene is what started the air suspension rage...

[santacruz77]

i dont think air ride is rice but if car drove by in GA and it was a normal car here painted like that and everyone would say rice. but because its in japan people assume its awsome

[santacruz77]

just my oppinion sure its came along way and it might be nice but it just wat i think.


i still like the 240 he used to have more

[Nismo]

Still looks bad. I didn't think it could get worse with paint but you proved me wrong. You should have left it primer and drew on it with chalk. Put some neat designs on it like "Viva la Mexico". So the people there would know where your inspiration came from for this abomination. Nissan would cry if they saw this, Im pretty sure the designer would probably commit felodese with a large number of sleeping pills. Yuck.



\/ There is some inspiration for you. Maybe you could make yours as clean as that.

http://www.paysonarizona.net/Rice/Glorified%20Econoboxes/Civic_OldCheapRicer_Rear.jpg


VIP LOL.......

[Alan®]

now that looks good.

I want to see buffed pics though

[Alan®]

Still looks bad. I didn't think it could get worse with paint but you proved me wrong. You should have left it primer and drew on it with chalk. Put some neat designs on it like "Viva la Mexico". So the people there would know where your inspiration came from for this abomination. Nissan would cry if they saw this, Im pretty sure the designer would probably commit felodese with a large number of sleeping pills. Yuck.



\/ There is some inspiration for you. Maybe you could make yours as clean as that.

http://www.paysonarizona.net/Rice/Glorified%20Econoboxes/Civic_OldCheapRicer_Rear.jpg


VIP LOL.......

That's a lil harsh

[imbosile]

That's a lil harsh


no it's not, if anything, it's not harsh enough.

[SiRed94]

looking pretty good...

[YokotaS13]

ugh
some people are stuck in teh small automotive community that is GA>

its ok, when VIP actually becomes HUGE int eh US in 3 or 4 years, you will understand. I dont expect ignorance and close mindedness to understand it.
nor do i expect you to like it. so if you dont, stfu and go away. i dont go to your post and hate normally.

and you only likedt he 180 REITTERATE 180SX.
becuase it was in line with current mainstream trends that you like to associate yourself with like a little high school child that is obsessed with fitting in.

The 180 was a track ****, it was a loud, harsh riding, unbearable, solid motor and tranny mount beast of a piece of ****.
a car that you most likely woudl get sick of after two weeks just being a passenger in.

[Whiteboy™]

i love it man!

[Frög]

wish it was black.. but looks better!!

[Elbow]

ugh
some people are stuck in teh small automotive community that is GA>

its ok, when VIP actually becomes HUGE int eh US in 3 or 4 years, you will understand. I dont expect ignorance and close mindedness to understand it.
nor do i expect you to like it. so if you dont, stfu and go away. i dont go to your post and hate normally.

and you only likedt he 180 REITTERATE 180SX.
becuase it was in line with current mainstream trends that you like to associate yourself with like a little high school child that is obsessed with fitting in.

The 180 was a track ****, it was a loud, harsh riding, unbearable, solid motor and tranny mount beast of a piece of ****.
a car that you most likely woudl get sick of after two weeks just being a passenger in.


Um....we are not stuck in the GA car community, ever heard of personal opinion? lolol. No matter what VIP **** comes here, I will not like it, most car people REAL car people don't go after what's hot at the moment, what others would like, etc.

Didn't you have a Stega or w/e as well? I liked that. What of my high school trends led me to liking that? I'm an insane fan of a Bugeye Sprite as well nobody at school drove those lolol.

It's all opinions. No mind thing on where you grew up and what you were exposed to.

[AnthonyF]

i would like to see different rims on the car, bring that luxury aspect to the car. but looks great and sits like a beast.

[Nemesis]

Ok... at first I didnt like it and thought it looked really bad....


but then I saw this


http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1376/thefinalhoursbg7.png


then I looked at your ride again, and thought to myself, gorgeous. lol



Seriously though, I think a few things need to be done to get it where you want it to be, and finding a good body/paint guy is where to start.

[FoolsDrifFWD]

ugh
some people are stuck in teh small automotive community that is GA>

its ok, when VIP actually becomes HUGE int eh US in 3 or 4 years, you will understand. I dont expect ignorance and close mindedness to understand it.
nor do i expect you to like it. so if you dont, stfu and go away. i dont go to your post and hate normally.

and you only likedt he 180 REITTERATE 180SX.
becuase it was in line with current mainstream trends that you like to associate yourself with like a little high school child that is obsessed with fitting in.

The 180 was a track ****, it was a loud, harsh riding, unbearable, solid motor and tranny mount beast of a piece of ****.
a car that you most likely woudl get sick of after two weeks just being a passenger in.

4real. Car is sick man love the wheels.

[Fr33way]

I have been waiting to see a grill on that thing for months LOL. Some people just don't understand that style I guess. It's like explaining metal to a devoted R&B fan. Interested in the final pics.

[Nismo]

Um....we are not stuck in the GA car community, ever heard of personal opinion? lolol. No matter what VIP **** comes here, I will not like it, most car people REAL car people don't go after what's hot at the moment, what others would like, etc.

Didn't you have a Stega or w/e as well? I liked that. What of my high school trends led me to liking that? I'm an insane fan of a Bugeye Sprite as well nobody at school drove those lolol.

It's all opinions. No mind thing on where you grew up and what you were exposed to.

27x!!!

[YokotaS13]

lol, im so glad im not in GA anymore.

[JITB]

i cant wait until the grill comes...lol ive been waiting alogn with freeway for MONTHS!

[rojodamonkey]

wow ur car looks amazing.

[BTLFED]

ugh
some people are stuck in teh small automotive community that is GA>

its ok, when VIP actually becomes HUGE int eh US in 3 or 4 years, you will understand. I dont expect ignorance and close mindedness to understand it.
nor do i expect you to like it. so if you dont, stfu and go away. i dont go to your post and hate normally.

and you only likedt he 180 REITTERATE 180SX.
becuase it was in line with current mainstream trends that you like to associate yourself with like a little high school child that is obsessed with fitting in.

The 180 was a track ****, it was a loud, harsh riding, unbearable, solid motor and tranny mount beast of a piece of ****.
a car that you most likely woudl get sick of after two weeks just being a passenger in.

LOL are you kidding me?! You think you are some uber l33t badass because you live in Japan and hoping on a bandwagon there? Is hoping on a bandwagon there cooler than hoping on a bandwagon here? Holy sh!t you are ignorant. And before you start running your mouth about me not "appreciating the VIP style" this is one of my favorite VIP cars ever:

http://www.jtuned.com/media/gallery%2Farticles%2FInfiniti%20Q45%20Nick%20Fouse kis%2F007%2Ejpg

Clean and understated, how I think VIP should be.

[NAIZBST]

Clean and understated, how I think VIP should be.


:werd:

[HachiDori]

LOL are you kidding me?! You think you are some uber l33t badass because you live in Japan and hoping on a bandwagon there? Is hoping on a bandwagon there cooler than hoping on a bandwagon here? Holy sh!t you are ignorant. And before you start running your mouth about me not "appreciating the VIP style" this is one of my favorite VIP cars ever:

http://www.jtuned.com/media/gallery%2Farticles%2FInfiniti%20Q45%20Nick%20Fouse kis%2F007%2Ejpg

Clean and understated, how I think VIP should be.


This thing is gorgeous!

[Elbow]

^Yeah that is nice.

I like a lot of VIP cars btw so I am not a VIP hater lol

[Deke]

Hmmm, that actually is pretty tasty.

[YokotaS13]

VIP can be many different things to many differnet people.

My car is still classified as VIP here in japan, and many of hte JP VIP guys approve of my stuff. so you gotta understand when i say i dont care if you approve, just sharing my car

[BuBBa DRiFT]

i approve, its a tad bit flashier than my idea of VIP, but nonetheless i like it.

I like to think of VIP as subtle but gangster ass yakuza limos

[YokotaS13]

THis is my cedric quarter panel as he left it...

and this is after they "wetsanded it"
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2015/2236668360_b451564748_o.jpg

after 5 hours, with 1000, 1500, 2000 grit on only a small area (left side, a pilliar above the windows about 5 inches in, c pilliar, and rear quarter down to the body line) i got this.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2118/2236668410_14a9cfa63e_o.jpg
i still have about 30-40 hours of wetsanding...

note the lack of pink flakes....that are now silver.

[The BUCKY]

did you not put a coat of clear over the flakes. i assume they are silver because the wet sanding?

[integra2die4]

To me...that thing looks like a pile of ****!!

[YokotaS13]

yeah it has like 5 coast of clear of the flakes
but there was THAT MUCH orange peel.

[The BUCKY]

yeah it has like 5 coast of clear of the flakes
but there was THAT MUCH orange peel.


dang

[13Bracer]

yeah it has like 5 coast of clear of the flakes
but there was THAT MUCH orange peel.
DAMN orange peal FTL.. but looks damn good cant wait to see it when its done...:goodjob:

[YokotaS13]

yeah, i have about 40 hours of work left, and its ****ing snowing right now
about a foot on the ground

[HachiDori]

VIP can be many different things to many differnet people.

My car is still classified as VIP here in japan, and many of hte JP VIP guys approve of my stuff. so you gotta understand when i say i dont care if you approve, just sharing my car


So as long as he has JDM lands approval hes good people! lolz..

[Zhu]

sweet ride!

[gen2freak]

paint looks kinda dry!